for the kids

Whitman ranked No. 40 in nation

Not too shabby. In its first ranking of the nation’s high schools, U.S. News & World Report places Walt Whitman at number 40. Thomas Jefferson High School, across the river in Virginia, takes top honors. Like Thomas Jefferson, many of the top schools appear to be selective magnet schools so extra kudos to the community high schools on the list, especially those that may not be as advantaged as a school like Whitman (Hidalgo High School, for example).

On a related subject, are schools squashing student’s creativity? See this excellent take by Sir Ken Robinson.